The Balkans Air Campaign Study: Part 1

Abstract

This article summarizes and suggests implications of the final report of the Balkans Air Campaign Study (BACS). The deputy commander in chief of United States European Command, Gen. James Jamerson, and the Commander of Air University, Lt. Gen. Jay W. Kelley, chartered this study in October 1995. Their specific charter was to "capture" the planning, execution, and results of Operation Deliberate Force, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) air campaign conducted against the Bosnian Serbs between 30 August and 14 September 1995, as part of a broader international intervention into the Bosnian conflict. Their specific charters were to explore broadly the salient events and implications of this brief but unique air campaign and to gather a comprehensive documentary and oral archive to support later in-depth research.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA519702

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People

  • Robert C. Owen

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  • Air and Space Power Journal

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Air Strikes
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircrafts
  • Bombing
  • Command And Control
  • Defense Systems
  • Doctrine
  • Europe
  • Military Organizations
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • War
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

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  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.